Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1887-08-17
Duck hunting is now fine IN Sierra


Valley.
The old Mundell stable was burned
at Washoe City last Tuesday night.
Malone and ] John D, Wise are work.
ing together in Republican harness
in Virginia, where the campaign has
fairly opened.
The people Of Arizona will present
General Miles with a $1,000 sword on
the 9th. prox. the anniversary of &c
ronimo's surrender.
The body of F. a Ent, a pioneer of
Washoe county, and for several years
Postmaster at Frankiown, is to be
taken up and shipped to San Fran
cisco for interment.
Young James Black, whose engage
ment Ia marry old lady Moore, for.
merly OF Reno, at Woodland, proves
not TO be pauper, but to have u
father worth $500,000.
james G. Blaine and family are in
Dublin. He intends 10 spend some
time in Ireland, as he desires TO take
quite look around and examine the
condition of the country.
The New York sun thinks The fact
that the Mormons offer to put an anti
polygamy provision in their proposed
State Constitution and put the repeal
ing or nuilifying provision out of
their own hands is an evidence that
the institution is dying natural death
General Lueius Fairchild positively
denies the story published in the Dem
ocraiic press, to the effect that when
he returned to America from France,
after being Consul.General at Paris
he brought with him handsome new
flag belonging to the American Con
suate at Paris.
The Central Pacific, Carson and
Colorado and V. d T. Railroad com.
panies will transport all animals ex
hibited at the State FAIR over their
roads free of charge. Freight being
paid on them to the Fair will be re-
turned upon resnipment by the same
on exhibition of certificate of Secre.
tary that The same has been exhibited.
Leon Sireieux, a Frenchman IS the
inventor of a new mariners compass.
The local attraction consists OF pow.
ertul magnets, which are placed within
ten inches of the compass. The COM
pass has been subjected to the severes,
tests without varying a degree. It
requires but little attention during a
voyage, and has been pronounced val.
liable by several government officials.
Hon. p Reddy arrived in Carson
last Wednesday from his Defiance
mine, lnyo county, and reports the
property as FAR exceeding his expecta-
tons. He has been a month at she
mine and had everything put in first
class working condition; the mill will
start crushing in few days and Mr..
Reddy feels confident of being mill.
ionaire, which he richly deserves to
be on account Of The idmonitablr
energy he has displayed. Mr.. r. went
on to Truckee, where ne will ramain
during the trial of the man, Clarke.
extradited from Oregon on charge
of swinding. Mr.. Reddy being en-
ployed for the defense.
1t is announced in Paris that the
English Government has requested
that France name The date Of the evac-
uaiion by France Of the New Hebrides
and that France declined to do so
until informed Of the nature of Eng.
lands policy IN regard to Egypt and
the naturalization of the Snez Canal
II was stated in the English House of
Commons yesterday that Great Britain
had never acqaiesced in the presence
Of the French in the New Hebrides,
and the Government would not con-
sent that their withdrawal should be
postponed until an agreement respect
Ing the naturalization of the Suez
Canal had been reached.
Reno Gazette; The Piutes in this
neighboi hood are agitated over a
great social scandal. Captain John
son Sides, whom the entire tribe has
always regarded with great respect,
and to whom they generally appeal
for counsel when in a dilemma, de-
camped the other evening for parts
unknown with buxom squaw, leav-
ing behind him his better half, who is
sick, and four small chlldren, all of
whom are said 10 be in destitute
al.